She runs. She does not look back, she does not think, she just runs.
This is how a woman in Manizales, Colombia, was captured on the morning of this Monday, August 10, when the magnitude 7.4 earthquake with its epicenter in the department of Chocó shook much of the country. The video shows the exact moment when she manages to get away from a building that seconds later begins to collapse, amid a cloud of dust and debris that covers the entire street.
😱 Una mujer logró salir corriendo apenas segundos antes de que un edificio colapsara durante el fuerte terremoto de magnitud 7.4 que sacudió Colombia este lunes.
— Cristian Crespo F. 🇨🇺 (@cristiancrespoj) August 10, 2026
📍 El momento fue captado en Manizales y muestra cómo la estructura se desploma instantes después de que la mujer… pic.twitter.com/c5jfAHojhu
Other people also run in the same direction, while the structure gives way behind them. Local authorities continue to assess the damage in the city and the possible impact in other areas of the country. So far, no fatalities associated with this specific scene have been reported, but the video became one of the most harrowing records of the earthquake.